- Elevation
- 410 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport9 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport78 km
About Sihl
Sihl is a river. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Flussbad Oberer Letten and Flussbad Unterer Letten.
Photos of Sihl
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Werdinsel Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Zürichberg Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Grossmünster Ilya Hirschberg · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Letzigrund Stadium Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0 -
Hardturm Ara gantoise · Public domain
Climate of Sihl
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (127 mm)
- Driest month
- January (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 76 | 66 | 81 | 100 | 127 | 119 | 114 | 85 | 82 | 87 | 80 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Sihl
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 2 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 9 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 78 kmeast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 80 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 2 kmsoutheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 20 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 75 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 86 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sihl
Within 100 km: 567 historic and cultural sites, 4,622 natural sites, 918 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km138 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 8 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 24 kmSE
- Saffa Insel Island 3 kmS
- Lorzeninsel Island 23 kmS
25–60 km1,580 places
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 58 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 45 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 25 kmW
- Ufenau Island 26 kmSE
60–100 km4,389 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 95 kmSW
- Mainau Island 62 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 95 kmSW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Zurich Municipality, Canton of Zurich0.7 km NW
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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Langstrasse Neighbourhood, Zurich0.6 km W
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Zürich (Kreis 5) / Gewerbeschule Neighbourhood, Zurich1 km NW
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Zurich City, Zurich1.6 km SE
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Zürich (Kreis 4) / Werd Neighbourhood, Zurich1 km SW
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Zürich (Kreis 1) / Rathaus Neighbourhood, Zurich0.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flussbad Oberer Letten Natural site, Canton of Zurich0.9 km N
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Flussbad Unterer Letten Natural site, Canton of Zurich1.4 km N
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Grossmünster Attraction, Zurich1 km SE
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Zürichberg Mountain, Zurich2.5 km E
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Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Museum, Zurich0.4 km NE
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Rudolf-Brun Brücke Landmark, Zurich0.6 km SE
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Museum Rietberg Museum, Zurich2.1 km S -
Irchelpark Natural site, Zurich2.4 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Switzerland
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Werdinsel Island, Canton of Zurich4.5 km NW -
Saffa Insel Island, Zurich3.1 km S
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Büsisee Lake, Zurich6.3 km N
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Rumensee Lake, Küsnacht (ZH)6.9 km SE
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Oberer Chatzensee Lake, Regensdorf6.9 km NW
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Unterer Chatzensee Lake, Zurich7 km NW
Sources & licences
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